An Anatomy of Tradition: The Case of the Charitêsion
This paper traces continuity and change in the structure and formulation of Demotic, Greek, and Coptic charitêsia (“good luck charms”) in Roman Egypt. Drawing on the theoretical work of Roy Rappaport and Catherine Bell, it argues that the producers of these charms created a sense of tradition by ech...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2015
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Archiv für Religionsgeschichte
Year: 2015, Volume: 16, Issue: 1, Pages: 31-50 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Rappaport, Roy A. 1926-1997, Ritual and religion in the making of humanity
/ Demotic
/ Greek language
/ Coptic language
/ Invocation
/ Mascots
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BC Ancient Orient; religion BE Greco-Roman religions |
| Further subjects: | B
Amulets
charitêsion
Roman Egypt
ritual
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (Verlag) |
| Summary: | This paper traces continuity and change in the structure and formulation of Demotic, Greek, and Coptic charitêsia (“good luck charms”) in Roman Egypt. Drawing on the theoretical work of Roy Rappaport and Catherine Bell, it argues that the producers of these charms created a sense of tradition by echoing and modulating pre-established forms of incantation. The resulting products combined both elasticity and specificity so as to be at once recognizable in a broad cultural context and relevant to specific audiences. |
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| ISSN: | 1868-8888 |
| Contains: | In: Archiv für Religionsgeschichte
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/arege-2014-0005 |